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Blog | Domestic Violence

Blog | Domestic Violence

Understanding the long-term impacts of narcissistic abuse

Child, Domestic Violence

The long-term impacts of narcissistic abuse on your mental and physical health can be wide ranging. Learn about what those impacts are as well as the strategies we recommend so you can heal from narcissistic abuse and take your power back. What is Narcissistic abuse?...

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How to fight for custody with a Narcissist

Child, Domestic Violence, narcissistic abuse, unacceptable risk

If you are divorcing a narcissist, it will be the most difficult battle of your life, particularly if you have children. A narcissist is focused on winning at all costs as this is what fuels their ego. Often their priority in gaining child custody is not the welfare...

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Tax system used as a weapon to financially abuse victims

Domestic Violence, Property

In this article we delve into a common theme we are seeing in property settlement matters, that being where the tax system is used as a weapon by one party to continue to coerce and control their victim by lumping them with thousands of dollars in tax debts. It is...

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Coercive Control finally criminalised in Queensland

Child, Domestic Violence

Coercive Control is a form of domestic violence that involves a pattern of behaviour over time which has the cumulative effect of denying victims their autonomy and independence. Coercive control, also commonly referred to as narcissistic abuse, is at the core of...

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Is withholding a child domestic violence?

Child, Domestic Violence

Sadly, it is often the case that following separation, children are the victim of conflict between their parents. Sometimes children can end up being the rope in a tug of war between the parents. This kind of behaviour by parents post separation, is harmful to a...

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